how do you feed frozen food?

everl0ng · 08/13/2006, 08:09 PM

does it make the water messy? do you thaw it in water first and then dump it all into the tank? do you just drop the cube into the tank and take out what is left over?

skippy2 · 08/13/2006, 08:34 PM

I thaw a cube in a cup without water. After it's thawed I swish it with a little bit of tank water and pour it in. The more experience you have the more you will know what size cube to feed your tank.

fio1022 · 08/13/2006, 08:39 PM

I fill a small glass w tank water,add two drops of garlic extreme and thaw cyclopeze,mysis shrimp,and flake.Let it sit for 5min.stir then add.Alot of the time I'll only pour half in and add the rest an hour or so later.

drinkhomebrew · 08/13/2006, 08:59 PM

I break it into 1/4 inch chunks and toss it in frozen, my puffer eats it whole

Agu · 08/13/2006, 09:06 PM

I thaw the food in the refrigerator in a shot glass of RO/DI water. ( I don't understand the concept of soaking food in used saltwater, I don't drink out of my toilet or use bathwater to cook pasta)

When I feed I use a plastic syringe used for dispensing medications to children (Free at most pharmacies), 5 ml of mixed food /water goes into each 10 gallon tank two times/day.

jessp · 08/13/2006, 09:18 PM

is mixing the frozen food with r/o water bad, or does it have to be salt water?

neotekz · 08/13/2006, 09:18 PM

i thaw in a small bowl and then try to suck up only the cyclop or mysis using a syringe from my salifert kit and use that to feed the tank. i find doing it this way it doesn;t pollute my tank as much and usually won't effect my skimmer

Andrew · 08/13/2006, 10:02 PM

All I do is mix 3-4 types of frozen food, flake food, frozen cocktail shrimp, and wet sheat algae and put it in a bag with some tank water, mix it up, freeze it. Then just break it up into small chucks to feed to the fish. Just make sure you don't over feed. I also add garlic and crushed pellets into the mix.

Marinemom · 08/13/2006, 10:10 PM

I usually add a few things togather such as some frozen mysis or plankton mixed with some flake food and some pellets along with a couple of drops of garlic x-treme in a bag of tank water and then just dump it in for the feeding frenzie.

Marinemom

08/13/2006, 08:09 PM	#1
everl0ng Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lima, OH Posts: 782	how do you feed frozen food? does it make the water messy? do you thaw it in water first and then dump it all into the tank? do you just drop the cube into the tank and take out what is left over?

08/13/2006, 08:34 PM	#2
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	I thaw a cube in a cup without water. After it's thawed I swish it with a little bit of tank water and pour it in. The more experience you have the more you will know what size cube to feed your tank. __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

08/13/2006, 08:39 PM	#3
fio1022 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,557	I fill a small glass w tank water,add two drops of garlic extreme and thaw cyclopeze,mysis shrimp,and flake.Let it sit for 5min.stir then add.Alot of the time I'll only pour half in and add the rest an hour or so later. __________________ its all about time,space,and money Current Tank Info: 240g,64g acrylic sump/fuge.

08/13/2006, 09:06 PM	#5
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	I thaw the food in the refrigerator in a shot glass of RO/DI water. ( I don't understand the concept of soaking food in used saltwater, I don't drink out of my toilet or use bathwater to cook pasta) When I feed I use a plastic syringe used for dispensing medications to children (Free at most pharmacies), 5 ml of mixed food /water goes into each 10 gallon tank two times/day. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

08/13/2006, 09:18 PM	#6
jessp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 2,747	is mixing the frozen food with r/o water bad, or does it have to be salt water? __________________ i'm jess and i'm an addict! Current Tank Info: No tank at this time :(

08/13/2006, 08:59 PM	#4
drinkhomebrew Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 231	I break it into 1/4 inch chunks and toss it in frozen, my puffer eats it whole

08/13/2006, 09:18 PM	#7
neotekz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: ottawa, Ontario Posts: 698	i thaw in a small bowl and then try to suck up only the cyclop or mysis using a syringe from my salifert kit and use that to feed the tank. i find doing it this way it doesn;t pollute my tank as much and usually won't effect my skimmer

08/13/2006, 10:02 PM	#8
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	All I do is mix 3-4 types of frozen food, flake food, frozen cocktail shrimp, and wet sheat algae and put it in a bag with some tank water, mix it up, freeze it. Then just break it up into small chucks to feed to the fish. Just make sure you don't over feed. I also add garlic and crushed pellets into the mix.

08/13/2006, 10:10 PM	#9
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	I usually add a few things togather such as some frozen mysis or plankton mixed with some flake food and some pellets along with a couple of drops of garlic x-treme in a bag of tank water and then just dump it in for the feeding frenzie. Marinemom